Skydiving plane crashes at Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County, New Jersey; 15 injured

WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J (WPVI) — Fifteen people were rushed to the hospital after a single-engine skydiving plane went down on Wednesday in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

The call came in around 5:30 p.m. for an emergency at Cross Keys Airport, which is located on the 1500 block of North Tuckahoe Road in Williamstown.

The view from Chopper 6 showed a large response with some individuals being taken away on stretchers.

The FAA said 15 people were on board the Cessna 208B when it went off the runway.

According to a spokesperson with Cooper University Hospital in Camden, 15 people are being treated for a variety of injuries.

Three victims are still under evaluation, while eight others are being treated for “less severe injuries,” the spokesperson said. Four others suffered “minimal injuries” and are still waiting to be evaluated.

According to the Associated Press, a person who answered the phone at Cross Keys Airport on Wednesday said he had no information and referred questions to Skydive Cross Keys, a commercial skydiving business located at the airport.

Further details on the incident were not immediately released.

The FAA has launched an investigation.

Stay with Action News as we continue to follow this developing story.